Friday, March 24, 2017

My Leak is now Leak(s), Plural - Update

Ok, my one leak under the house has become
several.

I noticed the one side of the lot getting wet a day or so ago and it
has apparently been that way a little while. I called a fellow I dealt with
twice before on those old pipes. He did section-patches twice for me (10 yrs
ago, and again 6 yrs ago) and had told me they couldn’t be patched again. He
came right over this evening, and he and his wife (who works with him) took a
look. They showed me how bad it was, but I already knew in my heart.

Long story short, the only way to do this was to bypass all
the leaks and give me complete access to water in my back bathroom - that is
the shortest distance from input and easiest for immediate help. I will have to
carry my dishes through the house, back there, and do them in the shower stall.
No water in kitchen, 2nd bath, or laundry, BUT I will have full access back
there - hot and cold water, and no turn-on/turn-off at the shutoff valve. What
he did was re-pipe that back bathroom and will not have to do that when the
rest of the pipes are done -

Meanwhile, I just hauled stuff away from one inside wall and
from under the bathroom sink. I still have to put it all back and do a little
clean-up. I’m really tired but in the morning, and all night long, I will have
normally running water in the shower stall, toilet and sink. Well, the hot
water in the sink is down to a trickle from the rust in the water but he’ll
clear that for me tonight.

He has given me a price and the offer is good until 4/15 to
get the rest of the piping done. I will find a way even if I have to get a
title loan on my old car - I’m not sure how much that could bring but I must
try.

The thing is, I cannot even sell it the way it is. And I
cannot risk the wet ground underneath unsettling the jacks the mobile is on, or
any other issues.

So, in the end, tired as I am, and late as it is (they are
still under there finishing up), I have made a bit of progress but have a ways
to go.

Sweet Lord Jesus, you and St. Joseph knew what it was to
work with your hands. Bless these people who are trying to help me and to bring
me a measure of comfort for now. Whisper to me how to deal with the rest, where
to find the funds, and anything else I need to know along the way. I trust in
you.

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Pudgy little ol' lady who is grateful for what she's got and loves to share with others. Time-challenged, funds-challenged, but somehow finds a way to deal with it all. I've lived in 4 states (PA for 21 yrs, NJ for 17 yrs, CA for 15 yrs, and NV since '94). Married at 18, divorced at 21, no kids but helped raise several. Raised Catholic, fell away, came back and grateful for the second chance.